Tag: Elijah Caudill
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16th Street stabbing suspect competent to stand trial, evaluators conclude
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An evaluation of a man accused of a string of stabbings in January in downtown Denver concluded he is competent to stand trial. The defense attorneys of Elijah Caudill, meanwhile, are seeking to prove otherwise. Denver District Judge Karen Brody scheduled a competency hearing for the…
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16th Street Mall stabbing suspect appears in court for first time
Nearly two weeks after a string of stabbings shocked downtown Denver’s tourist district, the suspect appeared in district court for the first time Friday. Elijah Caudill, 24, appeared cuffed, donning a gray jumpsuit provided by the jail and bangs covering his eyes. Throughout the advisement hearing, which lasted around an hour, Caudill continued to look…
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Defense attorneys: 16th Street Mall stabbing suspect suffering from ‘debilitating mental illness’
Defense attorneys for the 24-year-old suspect in the 16th Street Mall stabbings filed a motion to reduce pretrial publicity because of the suspect’s mental health. Colorado State public defender Ariana Burnette — the defense attorney appointed to Elijah Caudill — filed a supplemental motion in Denver District Court on Jan. 17 requesting that the court limit pre-trial…
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Family of 16th Street Mall stabbing victim hold vigil
Light snow began to fall through the bitter-cold air on the 16th Street Mall as the family of Nicholas “Trip” Burkett placed flowers where he was killed. The 34-year-old man was one of four people stabbed allegedly by 24-year-old Elijah Caudill on the 16th Street Mall during the weekend of Jan. 11 to 12. Burkett was…
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Murder charges filed in fatal stabbing on 16th Street Mall
The Denver District Attorney on Friday filed first-degree murder charges against the 24-year-old man accused of stabbing four people at the 16th Street Mall last weekend, killing two. Elijah Caudill is now facing two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder, two counts of assault and four violent crime sentence enhancers. He has…
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Victim stabbed in downtown Denver 4 days after 16th Street Mall stabbings
First responders transported yet another downtown Denver stabbing victim to the hospital early Thursday morning, just four days after a string of stabbings shook Denver. The Denver Police Department responded to a stabbing around 12 a.m. Thursday in the area of Larimer Street and 20th Street in the Ballpark District neighborhood, according to a social…
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Second victim in 16th Street Mall stabbing was a homeless man who used a wheelchair
The second victim killed in the 16th Street Mall stabbings has been identified by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner. Nicholas Burkett, 34, was attacked just after 8 p.m. on Jan. 12 near the intersection of 16th Street and Wynkoop Street — around a block from Union Station, according to the medical examiner. Several people…
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16th Street Mall mass stabbing at the forefront as new Denver district attorney sworn in
Downtown Denver was a ghost town just past 5 p.m. on Saturday, which is why Tyler Faulkner noticed the woman who strolled past the front store window. The 16th Street Mall Jamba Juice general manager looked down for a few seconds, which was just long enough to miss a man coming from the opposite direction.…